1. Clinic and Community Connections Project
Lead Agency:
Native American Community Clinic
Dr. Lydia Caros, Project Director
1213 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
P: 612-872-8086
Lcaros@nacc-healthcare.org
Collaborating Agencies:
Hennepin County Human Services & Public Health Department
Metropolitan Health Plan
348-TOTS
Project Child
Hennepin County Attorney's Office
Twin Cities Healthy Start
Impact Area:
Metro Region
The Clinic and Community Connections Project is designed to bring medical providers into FASD prevention efforts. This will be accomplished by training clinic staff to incorporate the practice of appropriate screening and support service referrals. The plan focuses on developing partnerships with twelve community clinics in West Metro Hennepin Country to be trained and monitored to incorporate a practice clinic system to identify pregnant women who are using alcohol and identify and track alcohol exposed children in the general clinics setting.
2. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Regional Network (FASDRN)
Lead Agency:
Washington County Children's Mental Health Action Collaborative
Cynthia Neubecker, Project Director
375 East Orleans Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
P: 651-351-3122
cneubecker@hsicares.org
Collaborating Agencies:
Ramsey
County Children's Mental Health Collaborative
Washington County Chemical Health Action Collaborative
Washington County Interagency Early Intervention Committee
Ramsey County Interagency Early Intervention Committee
Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative & Human Services, Inc
Impact Area:
Metro Region
The goal of the FASDRN is to increase awareness of FASD through professional and community trainings, early identification, the development of more effective programming and resources, and improved access to services. This existing and on-going collaboration works with consumers of services, schools, nonprofits, health plans, county community service departments and community advocates.
3. Northland FASD Connection
Lead Agency:
St. Louis County Public Health & Human Services
Julie Burns, Project Director
Northland Office Building
PO Box 1148
Virginia, MN 55792
P: 218-725-5221
burnsj@so.st-louis.mn.us
Collaborating Agencies:
Arc Northland
Hayskids Foundation
Impact Area:
Serving the region including Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis Counties and Fond du Lac, Bois Forte and Grand Portage Reservations
The long-term goals include reducing the incidence of FASD, facilitating early screening for FASD and early referral for diagnosis, and reduction in the incidence of "secondary disabilities" in those living with FASD.
4. Project Harmony Program
Lead Agency:
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Service
Ann Bajari, Project Director
PO Box 398
Hutchinson, MN 55350
P: 320-267-9478
Collaborating Agencies:
Sibley County Public Health
McLeod County Public Health
McLeod County Social Services
Meeker County Probation
Meeker County Social Services
Meeker County Public Health
Impact Area:
Meeker, McLeod and Sibley County
The goal of the Project Harmony Program is to build the capacity of communities in Meeker, McLeod, and Sibley Counties to better leverage resources, incorporate culturally competent best practices and enhance FASD prevention, intervention and support services in a more coordinated and comprehensive fashion.
5. Uniting our Resources
Lead Agency:
Lakewood Health System
Julie Krause, Project Director
401 Prairie Avenue NE
Staples, MN 56479
P: 218-894-8328
juliekrause@lakewoodhealthsystem.com
Collaborating Agencies:
Freshwater Education District
Healthy Connections
Impact Area:
Todd, Wadena, Cass, Crow Wing, Ottertail and Morrison Counties
Uniting our Resources will focus on the expansion of the FASD outreach and education in these counties. The project aims to educate school personnel, physicians, social workers, mental health and medical professionals and to build community awareness and change attitudes. Developing a sustainable model for the current diagnostic clinic will also be accomplished.
6. White Earth Reservation Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Project
Lead Agency:
White Earth Reservation Tribal Government
Allan DeGroat, Project Director
PO Box 579
Mahnomen, MN 56557
P: 218-983-3285 ext. 1335
Collaborating Agencies:
Indian Health Service
Behavioral Health Program
The Home Health Program
White Earth Division of Health, Mental Health Program
White Earth Tribal Community College
Impact Area:
The regions of Mahnomen, Becker, and Clearwater Counties; White Earth Reservation
The White Earth Reservation proposes to develop a culturally appropriate FASD project to serve residents within a three county service area that includes the White Earth Reservation. Components of the project include the creation of a network that includes tribal and country programs/agencies to provide referral, prevention, intervention and support services for individuals suspected and diagnosed with FASD and their families.